A multifaith space or multifaith prayer room is a quiet location set aside in a busy public place (hospital, university, airport, etc.) where people of differing religious beliefs, or none at all, are able to spend time in contemplation or prayer. [1] Many of these spaces are small, clean and largely unadorned areas, which can be adapted and serve for any religious or spiritual practice. [2] Occasionally, persons of different faiths may come together in such spaces within the context of multifaith worship services. [3]
The space may [4] or may not [5] be a dedicated place of worship. A research project at the University of Manchester has conceptualised the modern multifaith space as "an intentional space, designed to both house a plurality of religious practices, as well as address clearly defined pragmatic purposes." [2]
The Manchester University research highlighted two key factors for a multifaith space to work:
A multifaith space or multifaith prayer room is a quiet location set aside in a busy public place (hospital, university, airport, etc.) where people of differing religious beliefs, or none at all, are able to spend time in contemplation or prayer. [1] Many of these spaces are small, clean and largely unadorned areas, which can be adapted and serve for any religious or spiritual practice. [2] Occasionally, persons of different faiths may come together in such spaces within the context of multifaith worship services. [3]
The space may [4] or may not [5] be a dedicated place of worship. A research project at the University of Manchester has conceptualised the modern multifaith space as "an intentional space, designed to both house a plurality of religious practices, as well as address clearly defined pragmatic purposes." [2]
The Manchester University research highlighted two key factors for a multifaith space to work: